Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-07
MUNICIPAL AFraup.
"ee"'ar Monthly Meeting .r III. c..-
Government

~ INC regular meeting of the city govern.
'heht Friday evening the following hus;n
was transacted in concurrence
ordered, Tha. in accordance with tho
..e provisions OF sec. 1911, chap. of the "a.
siseo statutes the City Treasurer j. authorizes
ta.p on 'aSes remaining unpaid on real es
700. assessed TO Il. X. Robbins for the wear
1854 and apply the same to tar d.ea No., year
nile in said City Treasurer's office vi
ordered, That the city treasurer be .,,ho,
ized to use $500 of the Temporary ,n.n
authorized Feb. 81, 1887 to paw the b.,anoa
Oh per cent: bonds due Feb. Is, 1887.
Ordered, That when this BOARD NJ AIaa
men and the Common Council adiourns Il
A.. M wat ~ at
Crdered. That the Mayor together with a
majority of the Committee on Street I.igb,s
pe authorized to sign the contract between
Inc city and Augusta Gas Co., as snbmittsd
oy the Committee Street Lights.
ordered, That the City Treasurer be an.
thorized to pay to the heirs of E G. Doe
Sucn sums as he may have paid for taxes nm
on lot OF lond situated upon Chapel street
decided by Nathaniel Gilman to Chas. Milliken
10 1852 and assessed in 1888 to Nathaniel
u'iman' and afterwards sold for taxes in ac-
cordance with the laws made and Drovidcd
and bid in by z. G. Doe.
ordered, That James l. Bailey and
Charles Miliken, with their premise,
situated on Western Avenue he
set OF from school district No. ~
ana annexed o the village school district
provided, however, that this order shall MT
lake effect until the consent of the VILLAGE
school district shall have been given thereto
Inc FINANCE Committee reported that the
TOUR per cent loan Of the city had been dnlv
issued and under order of the city Coun.
Gil sold to the Maverick National Bank
OF Boston; that said loan consists Of 1877
bonds of $1,000 each and 6 bonds of $500
each, numbers one to two hundred and three
inclusive and that said bonds have been prop
erly entered upon the books of the CITY
Treasurer.
The Committee on Stree; Lights submitted
contract to be entered into between the CITY
and the Augusta Gas Co. by which the latter
agrees to care for the city gas lamps for the
annual sum of $780, and furnish gas for the
bridge for yearly recompense of 5000.
The Committee on Finance reported that
they had witnessed the destruc ion of Sl54.-
800 worth of The city's bonds which fell due
Feb. 10Th, 1887, and which were redeemed
from the proceeds of the four per cent loan
The Mayor reported that he and Greenlief
Lew, selectmsn of Vassalboro, had preambu-
lated the line between the city and said town,
and submitted the report of Surveyor Ira f.
Getchell, giving full description of the Inc
which he run, which corresponds as nearly
with old landmarks and fences as Is usually
| the case in a line as broken as this"
The roll of accounts amounting 20 81 ,055.-
O3, was read and accepted and the several
bills ordered paid.
Following is the City Treasurer's report:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
! GENTLEMEN The following brief statement
| shows the receipts and disbursements of the city
| treasury for the month Of February, 1887
RECEIPTS.
Maverick NATL Bank, Boston, 4 per
cent bonds issued, 5000, 900 90
Premium same, 900 0C
Temporary loan, el2, 500 %
II. w. True for poor department. 227 OC
Resident Tax deeds, 40 81
| School district No. u, SOC
William Harvey, zoe
s2ls.0N 81
DISBURSEMENTS.
Schools, $l,Oss 81
Contingent. Alb *
Interest, 1855. OK
Poor department, LOCO "
Police, 209 II
| Lighting streets, 2lO7;
Kennebec bridge, 81 OF
Snow bills, S29 Is
Fire department. l22 4;
City officers, 1915 OF
City debt. $4,000 Of
Guy Turner, tax collector, for real estate
! bid in by City Agent for non-payment
| taxes, I18 81
slse.574 /,
Respectfully submitted,
GUY TURNER, Treasurer.